Call for Speakers

The Call for Speakers has closed.

Proposers were notified by November 1 and must confirm acceptance by November 15.

The original text remains below for reference.

Do you have something to share with other womxn like yourself?

Tech Intersections is an affordable conference for the womxn of color most underrepresented in tech to come together and learn from each other’s successes, challenges, and experiences. More than 200 people attended last year’s inaugural conference.

Talks will take place in Mills College’s Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business, which is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms. We are committed to meeting the needs of speakers with disabilities, including providing ASL interpreters. Free childcare is available to all attendees. We are unable to pay speakers or cover their travel expenses, but speakers may attend for free.

Eligibility

Whether you’re an experienced speaker or just finding your voice, we want you, if you:

Work (or aspire to work) in tech, especially as an engineer, entrepreneur, activist, teacher, designer, or other leader, and

Belong to an ethnic group underrepresented in tech, including, but not limited to:

African-American/Black

American Indian/Native American

Latinx

Middle Eastern

Pacific Islander

Southeast Asian (not counting China, India, and Japan)

While we value our allies and recognize that all womxn in tech and men of color face discrimination, Tech Intersections is a unique space for womxn of color from underrepresented ethnicities. We invite people of any race and gender to join us at the concurrent allies workshop.